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Alan Bates criticised speed of Post Office payouts days before offer

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates had told a minister the scheme needed a “boot up the backside”.

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TikTok pulls Taylor Swift and The Weeknd’s music

It comes after a licensing rights row between the platform and the artists’ record label, Universal.

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Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs over next two years

The banking giant is to cut 4% of its global workforce, becoming the latest lender to shed staff.

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Labour promise not to raise corporation tax if elected

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and party leader Keir Starmer are meeting business leaders at an event in London.

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Bank of England moving closer to interest rate cut

Rates are held at 5.25%, but the Bank wants to see “more evidence” of falling inflation before cutting.

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Shell reports lower profits as energy prices cool

The oil giant was expected to report lower profits for last year after record earnings in 2022.

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Adidas says it plans to sell remaining Yeezy sneakers

The sportswear giant cut ties with Kanye West in 2022 after he made a series of antisemitic comments.

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Jeremy Hunt: Less scope for tax cuts in Budget

Jeremy Hunt says he wants to “lighten the tax burden” but he has to be “responsible”.

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Tesla: Elon Musk moves to shift firm’s legal home to Texas

The multi-billionaire says the electric car maker will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote on the matter.

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‘I make less than the minimum wage from running my post office’

Current postmasters tell the BBC of their daily struggles to keep their branches running.